Holly Willoughby was down to earth but she’s changed and I don’t know her anymore, says Jason Gardiner
HOLLY Willoughby began to change from the “down to earth” girl Jason first knew as she became “Brand Holly”, he says.
Jason, who worked alongside presenter Holly, 42, on Dancing On Ice from its launch in 2006, said: “When we started out she was very friendly, didn’t have anyone working with her.
“But on the last series I was on she had a team of about eight people in an entourage following everywhere she went. She became ‘Brand Holly’.
“I didn’t know her any more.”
When Jason left in 2019 he was devastated when the rest of the cast, with the exception of Ashley Banjo, failed to get in touch with him.
He said of Holly: “We were good, friendly colleagues. We would always have a giggle behind the scenes.
“We had a good rapport. Enough that she could at least say, ‘Hey, I know it’s been a bit rough. Are you OK?’. But I got nothing. It made me feel disposable.”
Earlier this week, Eamonn Holmes took another swipe at This Morning amid his ongoing feud with Phillip and Holly.
The presenter hasn’t been one to mince his words about the pair or the programme he fronted for years.
And Eamonn, 63, couldn’t resist what appeared to be a clear dig at the beleaguered ITV show as he canvassed for his GB News Breakfast show to get votes in an upcoming awards show.
Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel, which he hosts with Isabel Webster, has been nominated for Best News Programme 2023 at the National Reality TV Awards.
And the Northern Irish star shared a post asking for votes – but it was his caption that contained the sting in the tale.
“Let’s face it… it doesn’t get more real than us!” Eamonn wrote under a picture announcing the nomination.